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  2. Spoofing scams: How to recognize and protect yourself from ...

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    The Truth in Caller ID act of 2009 made spoofing "with the intent to defraud, cause harm or wrongly obtain anything of value," illegal, according to the FCC. Spoofers could face fines of up to ...

  3. Are You Being 'Spoofed'? This Specific Type Of Scam Is Hard ...

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    Phone spoofing can be hard to spot because there are apps that can replicate caller IDs so that they can carry the display name of people you know, as well as the local area codes that you are ...

  4. Caller ID spoofing - Wikipedia

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    The first mainstream caller ID spoofing service was launched U.S.-wide on September 1, 2004 by California-based Star38.com. [4] Founded by Jason Jepson, [5] it was the first service to allow spoofed calls to be placed from a web interface. It stopped offering service in 2005, as a handful of similar sites were launched.

  5. FCC warns of 50-state scam by fraudsters posing as mortgage ...

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    Callers spoof the caller ID number of the victim's actual lending institution, swindling money from those seeking financial relief. FCC warns of 50-state scam by fraudsters posing as mortgage ...

  6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Spoofing - used by spammers to make an email or website appear as if it's from someone you trust. • Phishing - an attempt by scammers to pose as a legitimate company or individual to steal someone's personal information, usernames, passwords, or other account information.

  7. IMSI-catcher - Wikipedia

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    A virtual base transceiver station (VBTS) [5] is a device for identifying the temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a nearby GSM mobile phone and intercepting its calls, some are even advanced enough to detect the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI).